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9 P. LE R TETAMORE & s. B. PORDHAM. FASTBNER FOR RETAINING THE HEADS ANDBOTTOMS IN BA RRELS- No. 275,544. I Patented Apr.10,1883.

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UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFIcE.

FRANK LE R. TETAMORE AND SIDNEY E. FORDHAM, OF BROOKLYN, N. Y.

FASTENER FOR RETAINING THE HEAD'S'AND BOTTOMS IN BARRELS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 275,544, dated April10, 18 83.

Application filed November 27, 1882. (Model) To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, FRANK LE ROY TETA- MORE and SIDNEY EUGENE FORDHAM,both of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Fasteners for Retaining Headsand Bottoms in Barrels and other Packages, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of a part of abarrel to which ourimprovement has been applied, the improvement being shown in positionfor inserting the -head. Fig. 2 is the same view as Fig. 1,but showingtheimprovement in position for fastening the head against coming out.Fig.3 is a front elevation of the improvement. Fig.4 is a side elevationof the same. Fig. 5 is a rear elevation of the same.

The object of this invention is to prevent the heads and bottoms ofbarrels and other packages from getting out of place.

The invention consists in a fastener for retaining the heads and bottomsin barrels and other packages, made of a metallic device having upon itslower end a downward extension provided with a point, and anupwardly-extending arm upon itsup'per end,whereby-when the said fasteneris inserted in the croze of a barrel and its arm is be'nt down upon thehead or bottom of the said barrel the said fastener will hold the saidhead or bottom securely in place, as will be hereinafter fullydescribed.

Arepresents the staves of a barrel, the ends of which are chamfered inthe ordinary manner.

B is the head, the edge of which is chamfered to fit into the croze O ofthe staves A in the ordinary manner.

D is a narrow metallic fastener, which is let into the staves A, so thatits inner surface will be-flush with the surface of the croze'G. The

fastener D is made with a sharp outer edge, H, as shown in Fig. 5, sothat it can be readily forced into the stave A. The lower part, E, ofthe fastener D is extended inward, and may be widened .to form a moresubstantial seat for the inner chamfer of the barrel-head B. Upon theinner extension, E, of the fastener D is formed a point, F, which isdriven into the stave A a little below the croze C, as shown in Figs. 1and 2.

Upon the upper end of the angular part I of D is formed an extension orarm, G, which extends upward along the chamfer of the stave A, so as notto interfere with the insertion of the head B, and which, after the saidhead is inserted, is bent down against the outer side of the head B tohold the said head from getting out of place outwardly.

The fastener I E F G is designed to be cast of malleable iron orothersuitable metal, so that the arm G can be bent down against the head B tofasten the said head in place, and can be straightened without breaking,to allow the head B to be taken out.

Anydesired number of the fasteners I E F Gcan be used with each head orbottom B.

With this construction the heads and hottoms B will be held securely inplace, and will not be liableto get out of place should the staves andheads shrink.

Another advantage of this improvement is thatit prevents the head B frompassing be-,

yond the croze 0 when being inserted in the barrel. v

Havingthusdescribedourinvention,whatwe claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A barrel-head fastener consistin got a piece of metal shaped with aprojecting corner, D, adapted to fit into the croze of the barrel, :1.spur-point, F, to enter the stave within the barrel, and a tang orprojection, G, adapted to be bent over the edge of the barrel-head, asshown and described.

2. A barrel-head fastener consisting of a piece of metal shaped with asharp bend, forming the projection D, adapted to fit into the croze ofthe barrel, and the inwardly-widened extension E, adapted to receive theedge of the barrel-head, the spur-point F to enter a stave within thebarrel, and the tang or project-ion G, adapted to be bent against theoutside of the barrel-head, as shown and described.

FRANK LE ROY TETAMORE. SlDNEY EUGENE FORDHAM. Witnesses:

J. H. BOWERS, W. M. DAVIS.

